Emerging Adult Life Satisfaction and Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion and Social Support

IF 2.6 3区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Emerging Adulthood Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI:10.1177/21676968241279490

Brian J. Clarke

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Abstract

Emerging adulthood (EA) is a time of possibilities, self-exploration, and personal growth. However, EA college students experience a high prevalence of mental illness and low engagement in mental health treatment. It is vital to find sustainable ways to increase life satisfaction despite mental distress. This study examined the mediating effects of social support and self-compassion on mental distress and life satisfaction among 200 EA college students. The parallel mediation revealed that self-compassion and social support significantly reduced the negative impact of mental distress on life satisfaction. A follow-up regression identified the self-compassion subscales common humanity (β = .17, p<. 01), and reversed scored self-judgement (β = .13, p<. 05), along with social support from friends (β = .17, p<. 01), and family (β = .32, p<. 01), as predictors of life satisfaction. For EA students experiencing anxiety, depression, and loneliness, self-kindness and accepting that life struggles are a common human experience, coupled with support from family and friends, can improve mental health and life satisfaction.

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新成人的生活满意度与心理健康：自我同情和社会支持的中介作用

成长期（EA）是一个充满可能性、自我探索和个人成长的时期。然而，EA 大学生的精神疾病发病率很高，接受心理健康治疗的比例却很低。因此，尽管存在心理困扰，但找到提高生活满意度的可持续方法至关重要。本研究考察了社会支持和自我同情对 200 名东亚裔大学生的心理困扰和生活满意度的中介效应。平行中介显示，自我同情和社会支持显著降低了心理困扰对生活满意度的负面影响。后续回归发现，自我同情子量表共同人性（β = .17，p< .01）、反向评分自我评判（β = .13，p< .05）以及来自朋友（β = .17，p< .01）和家庭（β = .32，p< .01）的社会支持是生活满意度的预测因素。对于经历焦虑、抑郁和孤独的 EA 学生来说，自我善待和接受生活挣扎是人类的共同经历，再加上家人和朋友的支持，可以改善心理健康和生活满意度。

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